Definition of bulldoze Bulldoze

/bʊˈldowˌz/ - [buldowz] - bull•doze

We found 9 definitions of bulldoze from 4 different sources.

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What does bulldoze mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

bulldozes, bulldozing, bulldozed  

bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
  rase, raze, tear down, pull down, dismantle, take down, level reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
  wedge, force, squeeze squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To destroy with a bulldozer.
  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To push through forcefully.
  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To push, as a bulldozer pushes.
  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully.
  • bulldoze (Verb)
    To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bulldoze (v. t.)
    To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.

Part of speech

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  • bulldoze, verb, present, 1st person singular of bulldoze (infinitive).
  • bulldoze, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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